Videos from Alabama provide contrasting views of a powerful, mile-wide tornado that was part of a storm system that has killed at least 72 people in four states — including 58 in Alabama — as of late Wednesday night. The first video, from WALA Fox10TV, shows the twister as it destroyed homes and businesses in [...]
Scores Killed as Storms Pummel South (Update)
April 27th, 2011 · No Comments
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New Hertz Ad Says ‘BUYCOTT ARIZONA!’
May 2nd, 2010 · 9 Comments
Only days after Gov. Jan Brewer (R) signed into law Arizona’s tough new immigration measure, I expect officials at Hertz® Car Rental will be forced to decide whether or not they should pull a new television commercial from the airwaves. After all, it appears to say, “BUYCOTT ARIZONA!” The television commercial features an obviously-in-love 20-somethings [...]
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State Prison Numbers Dip for First Time Since 1972
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments
For the first time in nearly 40 years, the number of state prisoners in the United States has declined, according to Prison Count 2010, a new survey by the Pew Center on the States. The decline is not due solely to budget shortfalls at the state level which prompt early release of inmates, the survey [...]
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Bowl Game Sponsorships Receive Second Look Amidst Year of Bank Bailouts and TARP Loans
December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment
One year ago this month, I opined about taxpayers footing the bill for several college football bowl games. Today, I decided to revisit the college football bowl scene and find out who’s sponsoring this year’s post-season gridiron clashes. [Note: I brought this back to the front page of this blog after it was cross-posted Christmas [...]
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‘Irritable Bowl Syndrome’ Under Control in 2009
December 7th, 2009 · No Comments
“Irritable Bowl Syndrome,” the affliction first identified among fans of the Texas Longhorns football team in December 2008, seems to be under control in 2009. They are, after all, set to take on the top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide in the BCS National Championship Game Jan. 7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. You might recall [...]
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Utah Stuns Crimson Tide, Rolls to 31-17 Win
January 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
Though many in the Southeast Conference expected it to go the other way, it was the Utah Utes who rolled to a 31-17 victory over Alabama Friday night in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Jumping out to an early 21-0 lead and never looking back, the Mountain West champions ended their season undefeated, 13-0, and raising [...]
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Texas Tech Lets Down Big 12, Falls to Ole Miss
January 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Though I only watched portions of the ATT Cotton Bowl today, the parts I watched showed an ugly effort by Coach Mike Leach’s #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders as they lost in Dallas to Houston Nutt’s #25 Ole Miss Rebels, 47-34. Yes, I know; in my “crystal ball” post last week, I predicted the game [...]
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